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New children’s book teaches youth about Juneteenth

By Stacy M. Brown  NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Lavaille Lavette, a New York Times best-selling author, said her greatest satisfaction is telling stories about people, places, things, and events that everyone should remember. “Jayylen’s Juneteenth Surprise,” her most recent work, is a gorgeously illustrated “Little Golden Book” about a little boy’s first Juneteenth celebration.

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Maryland Chamber Foundation’s externship program fosters collaboration between local businesses and educators to better expose students to livable wage careers 

By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com  This July, roughly 23 local public school educators are set to participate in the Maryland Chamber Foundation’s Teacher Externship Program.  The four-week program, running from July 10 to Aug. 4, pairs high school teachers and counselors with leading Maryland businesses for hands-on learning experiences in industries associated with classroom

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Black Greek organizations and business owners weigh in on travel advisory issued for Florida by NAACP

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Member organizations of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and Black tourism organizations have issued responses to the recent NAACP travel advisory for the state of Florida.  On May 20, the civil rights organization issued a warning to African Americans and LGBTQ+ travelers